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Jun 9, 2022 · First was Deputy District Attorney Melissa Lyons, whose committee spent $30,561.47, followed by Deputy District Attorney Leslie Gutierrez, whose committee expended only $12,152.26, and third was Deputy Public Defender Kevin Thomas McGurk who formed no committee.
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- Chief Justice, California Supreme Court: Patricia Guerrero
- Associate Justice, California Supreme Court: Goodwin Liu
- Associate Justice, California Supreme Court: Martin J. Jenkins
◯ Anna Slotky Reitano Reitano is a public defender and a former actress. Admitted to the bar in 2009. Rated “Qualified” by the LA County Bar. She’s also a real estate agent. She’s running as part of a progressive slate“because they believe that judges should use their power to take aim at mass incarceration, rather than reinforce it. They also are ...
In the primary, I eliminated Reitano for the lack of endorsements and the fact she was only “Qualified”. That left a choice between Abby Baron and Sharon Ransom. Both well qualified. Both with newspaper endorsements. Both with the DA’s office. So I went to their campaign websites, and I went with Ransom as a diversity call. The diversity organizati...
◯ Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes Deputy Public Defender. Admitted to the bar in 2003. Rated “Qualified” by the LA County Bar. Part of the group trying to get public defenders elected to judgeships. Large number of progressive endorsements. She was dinged by the Met News, who noted “But in the area of criminal justice, she is too much of an advocate—a zea...
Holly L. Hancock Public Defender in the DA’s office. Admitted to the bar in 2005. Rated “Qualified” by the LA County Bar. Endorsed by the LA Times, who said that she “is an experienced deputy public defender who has handled a significant number of jury trials. She possesses the valuable combination of self-confidence and civility so essential in a ...
◯ Leslie Gutierrez Gutierrez is a Deputy DA and former criminal defense attorney. She was admitted to the bar in 2011. Rated “Qualified” by the LA County Bar. Endorsed by the Assn of Dep. DAs. Her endorsement pageshows a large number of police officer association endorsements; that’s problematic as it might show a perception of bias towards the pol...
Melissa Hammond Deputy district attorney. Admitted to the bar in 2004. Rated “Well Qualified” by the LA Bar. Endorsed by the LA Times, who said “She is the rare candidate whose career includes civil law, criminal defense and prosecution, giving her an unusual and valuable perspective on the legal system. ” Endorsed by the Assn of Dep. DAs. However,...
Patrick Hare Public Defender. Admitted to the bar in 1989. Rated “Well Qualified” by the LA Bar. Endorsed by the LA Times, who said “Patrick Hare is an experienced and widely respected deputy public defender who handled more than 100 jury trials, as well as non-criminal matters such as conservatorships and juvenile dependency cases. He’s the best i...
Guerrero was an associate justice who was confirmed as Chief Justice in August 2022. During her hearing, fellow justices and other legal colleagues praised her as uniquely qualified to lead the state’s judicial branch. If approved by voters, she will take over in January as the court’s first Latina chief justice. Legal experts consider Guerrero a m...
Nominated by Governor Jerry Brown, Justice Liu was sworn into office in 2011 and retained by the electorate in 2014. Before joining the state’s highest court, Justice Liu was Professor of Law and Associate Dean at the UC Berkeley School of Law. He has spoken to the Federalist Society, but doesn’t seem to be a member. In fact, Conservatives don’t li...
Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom, Jenkins was confirmed on November 10, 2020. Previously, he served as Senior Judicial Appointments Advisor to Governor Newsom. Preceding his work for Governor Newsom, he served as an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, as well as a federal district judge for the Northern District of California; he...
Jul 26, 2022 · Lyons, a first-time candidate for public office garnered 35.28% of the vote or 452,247 votes in the June 7 th Primary that sees her now matched up with Leslie Gutierrez who narrowly finished...
- Nick Antonicello
Jul 26, 2022 · For Melissa Lyons represents a new brand of qualified court leadership in our halls of justice. Lyons, a first-time candidate for public office garnered 35.28% of the vote or 452,247 votes in the June 7 th Primary that sees her now matched up with Leslie Gutierrez who narrowly finished second with 27.76% or 355,881 votes.
- Nick Antonicello
Sep 8, 2022 · Holly Hancock is running for judge seat no. 70 and Melissa Lyons is running for judge seat 90. Both won their June primary races taking 47% and 35% of the vote respectively. Melissa Lyons...
Nov 8, 2022 · Biography. Hon. Melissa C. Lyons is a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. She was elected to the bench on November 8, 2022. Prior to her election, Lyons worked as a deputy district attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office since 2006.
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